Tired of Covid 19

Every day for 50 days, I made a card with some kind of sentiment appropriate for the "lockdown."  Finally, I essentially ran out of ideas, so I'm trying card challenges again.  My first non-Covid card is for Case This Sketch 371.  

During this lockdown, I've been buying pads of patterned papers....several pads of paper.  The front layer of this card is a sheet from Adalelne Craft Papers (PolkaDoodles) purchased from Simon Says. 

The DaVinci die is a new one from Simon Says (Memory Box). "Joy" is an old SU! stamp.

A Sketch

I am rushing in to beat the deadline, which means photographing the card under artificial light.  A card with rose gold accents.  It did not go well.  The Cas(e) this sketch deadline is early tomorrow morning, PST.  

A few months ago, I found this beautiful 6x6 paper pad at Hobby Lobby.  It's from My Mind's Eye and is called "Blush."   I love each and every piece!  Unfortunately, the metallic rose gold doesn't photograph well.  The card base is dark navy, as is the sentiment; they are only slightly darker than the background of the dotted paper used for the vertical trim. "Smile" is a die from Intricutz. 

A Double Decker in a Short Time

I finally got back to the craft room, but we're leaving again tomorrow for 10 days.  So this post includes two separate challenges:  Case This Sketch #291 and Less is More #381, which also happens to be a CASE challenge.

             Case This Sketch

The designer paper has metallic copper printing; the Hero Arts leaf was stamped twice on a watercolor background and cut out to make the focal piece.  Leftover watercolor paper was die cut for the sentiment. 

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Rebecca

      Less is More

This card is 5x5, dry embossed in a folder.  The Penny Black leaf stamp was colored with markers and spritzed with water before stamping.  It was then cut out and applied to the embossed card front.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.  Copper colored pearls accent the focal piece. 

Cas(e)ing a Sketch

I'm trying to get back into the swing of card-making; I'm not sure what it is about being away for two weeks that deadens my mojo, but it did.  Today was "get in there and work" day, which helped.  I started with "Cas(e) This Sketch."   Today's sketch allowed me to use some pieces I created last week: the Stampotique flower in watercolors and the dry-embossed turquoise card front.  The sentiment is a new-to-me clear stamp from Impression Obsession.